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by Spyros Georgilidakis | Oct 9, 2021 | News
Air Belgium took delivery of its first of two Airbus A330neo widebodies. The jets will replace the airline’s inefficient A340 fleet of three. The Airbus A330 is one of those airliners that some people tend to dismiss. When it was new, it was under the shadow of the...
by Spyros Georgilidakis | Jul 29, 2021 | News
In an interesting move, Germany’s Condor is buying Airbus A330neo widebodies, to replace its Boeing 767 fleet, deciding against the 787. Re-fleeting appears to be a popular theme, lately. Perhaps after over a year of forced idleness, airlines are now getting back to...
by Spyros Georgilidakis | Jun 23, 2021 | News
Not for the first time Airbus and Boeing are preparing to clash – not for an airline contract, but for USAF’s military air-refuelling tankers. Typically, most technological advances in aviation come from the military side, especially in turbulent (war) times. But we...
by Spyros Georgilidakis | May 3, 2021 | News
A brand new TAP Air Portugal Airbus A330neo reportedly hit a lamp post shortly after landing at Bissau, in Guinea-Bissau. The aircraft had just performed flight TP1477, from Lisbon (LPPT) in Portugal, to Bissau (GGOV) in Guinea-Bissau. According to Portuguese media,...
by Spyros Georgilidakis | Apr 23, 2021 | News
Yesterday, Delta announced that it has taken options for 25 more Airbus A321neo aircraft. What does this do to their MAX order prospects? Strong from returning 87.3% of its fleet back in the air, Delta turns its attention to its A321neo orders. The airline already had...
